Nashville students welcomed to Tamworth

Monday 19 June, 2017

Learning how to cook Australian foods, bush walking and experiencing some indigenous culture are some of the experiences a group of seven students from Nashville Tennessee will enjoy in Tamworth over the next week as part of a Sister Cities visit.

The students flew in to Australia’s Country Music Capital on Saturday and are being hosted by local families until Monday next week. They will spend a few days in Sydney before flying home to the United States.

Their official itinerary coordinated by Tamworth Regional Council includes a visit to Tamworth Marsupial Park, art workshop at Tamworth Regional Gallery, tour of Tamworth Power Station Museum, joining a Tamworth Astronomy Club event and a ride at Kootingal Horse Riding Adventures.

This morning they are taking part in an Australian Cooking Class at TAFE NSW Tamworth before going to Tamworth Marsupial Park and walking Flagstaff Mountain after lunch.

Tamworth Region Mayor Councillors will formally welcome the Nashville group to the region at a civic reception this afternoon at Ray Walsh House.

On Wednesday the students will spend the day at Calrossy Anglican School while on Friday they will attend Oxley High School.

Tamworth Regional Council Director Business and Community, John Sommerlad, said it is the third group of students to visit Tamworth.

“This is the third visit we have had from a group of students from our US Sister City since 2015 and we are now looking to get a group of high school students from Tamworth to send to Nashville,” he said.

“The Sister Cities of Nashville is very keen to host a visit.”

Mr Sommerlad said any Tamworth Region high school students aged 16 or over who are interested in visiting Nashville should contact Council.

“We would like to coordinate a group of Tamworth students to travel to Tennessee but would need at least 10 students,” he said. “The trip would be planned to take place during school holidays.”